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Bristol Phoenix

Location

Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America

Date

Sep 04, 1936

Page

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Canon Bell outlines Europe scene at Rotary meeting

Canon Bernard Iddings Bell returned from Europe to discuss the continent’s economic crisis at a Rotary Club lunch. He warned that capitalism falters as industrial growth outpaces consumption, pushing Europe toward Bolshevism or Fascism and predicting tension between competing systems.

Canon Bell Rotary Europe Canon Bernard Iddings Bell Rotary Club Hotel Belvedere England Germany Russia Italy Mussolini Hitler National Socialist Party

Painting Caravan Exhibition Continues in Bristol

The Cumberland County Caravan exhibition from Brown University and Rhode Island School of Design continues today until 7 p m. Visitors praised the Bristol stop for its insights into early houses and landscape painting. Appreciation is expressed to the Bristol Historical Society and the institutions, with special thanks to Mr Fred J Wallace and others for their courtesy. Bristol plans to host the Caravan again in summer 1937.

Cascoles Brown University Rhode Island School of Design Bristol Bristol Historical Society The Historical Society Fred J Wallace Walhiam Hi Kahler LJ Wessex Noble

Special yacht club races plan two overnight events

Bristol Yacht Club schedules two races for tomorrow. One race features large trimaran class boats in an overnight voyage from the Nacht Club to Montauk Point and back. The second, for smaller 12-footers, awards a Paul Nicholson cup and begins from the clubhouse toward Prudence Island and back in the morning.

Yacht Club Montauk Point Bristol Yacht Club Paul Nicholson Nacht Club Prudence Island

Legion Units to Elect Officers for Next Year

Kearney Post No 6 American Legion and its senior and junior auxiliaries meet in Odd Fellows hall to elect officers for the ensuing year. Nominees include Senior Vice Commander Charles E Burns for commander, Samuel J Smith, Walter E Briggs, and others with several auxiliary positions filled by Mrs Ange Seymour and Miss Constance Campanello. The group will also appoint Armistice Day celebration plans and department committee delegates.

Kearney Post No. 6 American Legion Odd Fellows Hall High Street Charles E Burns Col Samuel A Hall Kearney Samuel J. Smith Walter E Briggs Francis Cuomo W A. Bottomley A A. Edmonds Domenic Mascola B W Wall Samuel A. Hall Joseph F Bruno Joseph W. Enos Harold W. Gifford James A Sisson Ange Seymour Mary Peters Roselman Deselits Jumior Constance Campanello Samuel Campanello Wood Street Catherine Gifford Harold W Gifford Lincoln Avenue Commar Louise Ruggiero Department

Bristol Children’s Fair Set for Tomorrow Field Event

Fair weather is expected as Bristol hosts a children’s field day at Fales Field sponsored by the Men’s and Women’s Republican Clubs. An athletic program features four classes for boys and girls with transport, prizes, refreshments, and committee-led activities organized by local volunteers.

Fales Walter Kerr Henry Wright Louis Vo Santo Sigismondo E Fasano Joseph Vo Arauca Arthur Belmore Sporte Orlando J Bisbano Claude Hazledine Arthur Belmore Wallace L. Mossop Ralph T Church H. Flinat, Jr John H Tuplin William PP Gladding James F Wylie Robert G Newbold John Lar Ruggeiro John J Castro Fred W Macauley Delwayn Crowley Walham P Hammill John R Bernardo Pubhoty A Ho Flinthe Michael Wo Pasquarel Republican Club Makowsky

Bristol attorney Moriarty seeks Rhode Island State Senate nomination

Andrews Moriarty a retired Bristol attorney announces his candidacy for the Republican nomination for State Senator from Bristol. He blasts the Democratic party as harmful to the country and outlines a history of public service and anti Democratic stance. The Bristol town committee will consider other candidates within two weeks as he submits his letter of candidacy.

Andrews Moriarty Bristol Moriarty Republican Town Committee William G Dixon General Assembly Thomas H Byrnes Geaston Pysauale Parnano Satie Pares John R Magee Newport Moriacy G Andrews Moriarty Boston William P Sheffield United States Rhode Island St .George’s School Harvard University Elso Christ Church College Oxford University England Harvard Frume Austria-Hungary Grong Mexicno Cato Mexico Guatemala City Central America Harvard Law School Massachusetts Providence Edswards and Angel Hall and Dorr Ogden and Moriarty Forte and Moriarty Society of Antiquaries London Colonial Society of Massachusetts New England Historic Genealogical Society Overman New York Genealogical and Biographical Society Bristol County Tercentenary St. Michael's Church Kearney Post No 6 The American Legion St Botolph Club of University Club of Harvard Clubs New York City Republican Party of Senate

Frankfurter Roast At Thaivers Farm By Lyric Club

The Lyric Club hosts a Frankfurter Roast at Thaivers Farm Metacon Avenue Sunday afternoon. Automobiles transport members to the farm for a full program led by general chairman Miss Anna Camera and committee members Virginia Marsano Agnes Andrade Ida Principe.

Lyric Club Thaivers Farm Metacon Avenue Automobues Virgina Marsano Agnes Andrade Ida Principe Anna Camera Mary Borges Spors Joseph Parella Catherine Camera Raymond Sartnn Pat Camera Lucy Marsano Miss Anna Camera

Stellar Baseball Showdown in Twilight League Chase

The Ever Readys and Olympians clash Labor Day evening at 5:45 for the twilight league 19 percent championship in the third of a three game series. Correira allowed two hits and struck out a dozen as he beat the Smoke Eaters 4 to 1 in the opener. The series tied 2 2 after yesterday's 2 2 draw, and fans expect a decisive third game renewing Warren and Bristol’s old rivalry.

James B Lee Oldtimers Warren Bristo

Sylvia's two bagger ties game in last inning

Before about 2000 fans Bill Doran's Ever Ready and Larney Bisbane's Olympians battled to a 2 to 2 tie in twilight league playoff action on the Common. Louie Kelley Sylvia delivered a two bagger in the bottom of the last frame driving Manny Borges home to salvage a tie.

Louis Sylvia Mgr Bill Doran Larney Bisbane Louie Kelley Sylvia Manager Doran Frankie Sousa Manny Borges Babe Ethier Bill Bottomles Agaist Ernie Brown Olympians Sousa Sylvia River Cardoza Joe Aguiar Joe Borges Marshall Massa Mo Borges Cardoza LeClerc M Borges M. Borges Ethier Congdon

Life of Vice Admiral Bligh reviewed in new biography

A new 717 page biography by George Mackaness reexamines William Bligh’s career from the Timor voyage to the mutinies at Nore and his governorship of New South Wales. It portrays Bligh as hot tempered and tactless yet notes his survival through crises and eventual death in 1817, possibly from cancer.

William Bligh George Mackayss Bligh England Timor Camperdown The Nore New South Wales Mackaness London

Editor Resigns After 39 Years at Curtis Publishing

Roce H Lorimer aged 68 resigned last week to devote time to his own business and writing. Directors accepted his decision and named Wesley Winans Stout as the new editor. Stout has served on the Post staff for 12 years and will assume duties before year’s end.

Pater Wa Sedate Tote Babs Ip Gee Ae Roce H Lorimer Curtis Publishing Company Lorimer Wesley Winans Stout Post

The Saturday Evening Post Growth Under Mr Lorimer

The Saturday Evening Post under Mr Lorimer has grown since 1898 from 1800 to over 2.9 million circulation. It earned more than $52 million in one year before the depression and published its largest issue of 272 pages in 1929. Last year it grossed over $22 million.

Saturday Evening Post Lorimer

Determining Gender of Goldfish From the Bureau Findings

The Bureau of Fisheries offers guidance on how to tell a goldfish's sex, a long standing puzzle for fish fanciers says director Fred Orsinger. The aquarium bureau suggests methods to distinguish males from females and hints at clearer answers forthcoming.

Bureau of Fisheries Fred Orsinger Bureau

Fishowners mislead by glass bowl bliss

A writer criticizes fish owners who believe a goldfish in a bowl represents a thriving domestic family. He argues many households actually house only male or female fish, not a balanced family unit, challenging common aquarium myths.

Little and Perkins Offer Goldfish Sex Clue

Wallace A. Little of Richmond Heights Missouri and Edwin H. Perkins fish author of Baltimore provide a simple formula to determine goldfish sex. He states males have flat gills while females show noticeably rounded gills though he cautions the method may fail on goldfish younger than two years.

Wallace A. Little Richmond Heights Edwin H. Perkins Baltimore Little

Salt spots as gender clue in goldfish mating theory

The Bureau of Fisheries notes a proposed method to tell male from female goldfish by salt spots blooming on gill plates during mating. The idea is questioned as not always reliable and readers may test or add their own observations to ichthyology.

Bureau of Fisheries

Sailors’ tattoos fade with modern seafaring

Captain Randall Jacobs notes tattooed arms among sailors are becoming rare as clipper ships, suggesting increased sophistication. He lacks figures but links declining tattooing to more refined crews and observers. The practice traced to South Sea islanders and pirates shaping fearsome bodies.

Randall Jacobs OT Nepales

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